Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 



[For meaning ol abtxevlations and symbols, see Introductory text) 



Farms wttti Irrigation 



1982 



1978 



1974 



Farms with Irrigation 



Farms numt)ef.- 



Proporton of (amis percent.. 



Irrigated land. acres- 

 Average per (arm acres.. 



Acres Irrigated: 

 1 to 9 acres (arms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres (arms.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 99 acres (arms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 199 acres.- -. (arms-. 



acres-- 



200 to 499 acres (arms.. 



acres-- 

 500 to 999 acres (arms.. 



acres.. 

 1,000 acres or more (arms.. 



1 462 



3.4 



430 901 



295 



304 

 872 

 165 



4 108 

 103 



7 139 



218 



30 652 



393 

 125 265 



208 



141 319 



71 



121 546 



1 139 



2.6 



308 694 



271 



257 

 792 

 158 



3 823 

 104 



7 133 



154 



21 717 



274 

 88 451 



139 



94 501 



53 



92 277 



673 



1.3 



161 611 



240 



152 

 (NA) 

 97 

 (NA) 

 54 

 (NA) 

 125 

 (NA) 



143 

 (NA) 



80 

 (NA) 



22 

 (NA) 



Irrigated land use: 



Harvested cropland (arms. 



acres. 



Pastureland and other land farms. 



acres- 



L^nd In Irrigated (arms 



Cropland 



Harvested cropland acres. 



Principal source of irrigation water 

 (see text): 



Wells on (arm (arms. 



irrigated acres. 



Wells as only source (arms. 



Irrigated acres. 



On-(arm surface supply (arms. 



irrigated acres. 

 On-farm surface supply as only 



source farms. 



irrigated acres. 



Off-farm water suppliers (arms. 



irrigated acres. 

 Off-farm water suppliers as only 



source (arms. 



irrigated acres. 



1 438 



429 447 



53 



1 454 



1 772 393 



1 535 172 



1 404 175 



1 165 



405 238 



1 022 



347 427 



243 



23 709 



202 



13 017 



54 



1 954 



50 

 832 



1 075 



305 481 



(NA) 



3 213 



1 473 295 



1 231 921 



1 130 614 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



n 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



973 487 

 (NA) 



654 052 



NA) 

 NA) 

 NA) 

 NA) 

 NA) 

 NA) 



F 

 fc 



lA) 

 NA 



;na 



NA) 



P 



Table 3. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1982 and 1978 



[For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



All farms 



1978 



Irrigated farms 



Any land irrigated 



1982 



All harvested cropland 

 Irrigated 



1982 



1978 



Nonirrigated farms 



1982 



1978 



Farms number.. 



Land in farms acres.. 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Irrigated land acres.. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured farms.. 



acres.. 

 Inventory of livestock: 



Cattle and calves farms.. 



number.. 



Milk cows (arms.. 



numt)er__ 



Hogs and pigs (arms.. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs (arms.. 



numtier.. 



Estimated market value o( all machinery and 



equipment' ___ farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Market value of agricultural products sold $1.000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products (arms.. 



$1,000.- 



Livestock, poultry, and their products (arms.. 



$1,000.. 



Poultry and poultry products (arms.. 



$1,000- 



Selected farm production expenses': 

 Feed for livestock and poultry farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Commercial fertilizer farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Other agricultural chemicals^ (arms.- 



$1,000__ 



Energy and petroleum products (arms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Hired (arm latx)r (arms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Contract iabor farms.. 



$1,000.- 

 Interest expense farms-. 



$1,000.. 



42 415 

 12 421 651 



257 819 



894 



430 901 



37 476 

 7 745 113 



31 122 

 5 799 772 



26 969 

 2 566 001 



29 407 

 1 488 148 



3 082 

 96 224 



4 081 

 223 274 



177 

 4 742 



42 343 



1 485 514 



35 083 



1 918 486 



45 231 



17 357 



1 122 471 



30 114 



796 015 



2 241 



390 673 



25 893 

 288 860 

 18 693 

 49 040 

 28 008 

 114 525 



14 594 

 140 183 



42 034 

 163 781 



15 020 

 137 400 



1 717 



4 714 



15 147 



163 851 



44 104 

 13 210 879 



200 646 



673 



308 694 



40 373 

 8 119 065 



34 189 

 5 848 897 



28 898 

 2 910 077 



30 446 



1 543 877 



3 929 



94 891 



6 389 



280 950 



191 



6 051 



44 034 



1 318 947 



29 953 



1 663 830 



37 725 



19 597 



947 397 



32 564 



716 433 



2 586 



375 705 



30 108 

 302 415 



19 947 

 44 015 



31 765 

 99 915 

 25 951 



112 975 



43 663 



104 639 



17 144 



129 264 



2 611 



5 320 



(NA) 



(NA) 



1 462 

 1 772 393 



1 321 167 



1 117 



430 901 



1 460 

 1 535 172 



1 452 

 1 404 175 



334 

 44 271 



282 



28 056 



41 



2 983 



66 



3 206 



8 

 677 



1 486 

 257 471 

 173 264 



396 344 



271 097 



1 362 



376 149 



358 



20 195 



24 



678 



304 

 5 579 

 1 237 



14 753 

 1 362 



20 498 

 1 274 



42 474 



1 486 



41 702 



1 132 



41 219 

 103 



1 156 

 1 095 



42 395 



1 139 

 1 473 295 



1 100 455 



890 



308 694 



1 130 



1 231 921 



1 113 



1 130 614 



370 



54 649 



304 



26 409 



53 



1 325 



105 



6 162 



6 



455 



1 187 

 179 811 

 151 484 



257 942 

 226 464 



1 018 

 243 190 



351 



14 752 



25 



2 204 



371 



4 283 



951 



11 040 

 1 087 



12 154 

 1 039 



26 324 



1 183 

 19 891 

 860 

 33 185 

 126 

 760 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



238 

 36 686 



207 993 



1 561 



21 820 



238 



26 655 



238 



21 728 



72 



3 231 



61 



2 000 



6 



269 



16 



169 



5 



141 



280 

 10 056 

 35 914 



18 793 



78 961 



192 



16 512 



77 



2 281 



10 



29 



100 

 610 

 147 

 721 

 240 

 489 

 183 

 533 



280 



1 588 



148 



3 247 



12 



51 



113 



1 623 



194 

 27 372 



149 885 



1 153 



10 440 



194 



16 822 



194 



9 840 



73 



4 360 



71 



1 617 



11 



43 



27 



300 



2 



(D) 



209 



6 551 



31 343 



12 077 



62 253 



146 



9 952 



79 



2 125 



10 



1 283 



111 

 814 

 163 

 296 

 155 

 211 



205 



996 



81 



1 992 



28 



65 



(NA) 



40 953 

 10 649 258 



219 167 

 857 



36 016 

 6 209 941 



29 670 

 4 395 597 



26 635 

 2 521 730 



29 125 

 1 460 092 



3 041 

 93 241 



4 015 

 220 068 



169 

 4 065 



40 857 

 228 043 



30 057 



522 142 

 37 168 

 15 995 



746 322 

 29 756 



775 820 

 2 217 



389 995 



25 589 

 283 281 



17 456 

 34 286 



26 646 

 94 027 

 13 320 

 97 709 



40 548 

 122 079 



13 888 

 96 181 



1 614 

 3 558 



14 052 

 121 455 



42 965 

 11 737 584 



175 758 

 645 

 PO 



39 243 

 6 887 144 



33 076 

 4 718 283 



28 528 

 2 855 428 



30 142 



1 517 468 



3 876 



93 566 



6 284 



274 788 



185 



5 596 



42 847 



1 139 136 



26 586 



1 405 888 



32 722 



18 579 



704 208 



32 213 



701 680 



2 561 



373 501 



29 737 

 298 132 



16 996 

 32 974 



30 678 

 87 761 

 24 912 

 86 650 



42 480 



84 748 



16 284 



96 079 



2 485 



4 560 



(NA) 



(NA) 



'Data are based on a sample of (arms; see text. 



'Data for 1978 Include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 



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